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გამოთქმა: /pleɪn/

ზედსართავი

Universal
  • 1not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character:good plain food everyone dined at a plain wooden table
  • without a pattern; in only one colour:a plain fabric
  • bearing no indication as to contents or affiliation:donations can be put in a plain envelope
  • (of paper) without lines.
  • 2easy to perceive or understand; clear:the advantages were plain to see it was plain that something was wrong
  • [attributive] (of written or spoken usage) clearly expressed, without the use of technical or abstruse terms:an insurance policy written in plain English
  • not using concealment or deception; frank:there were indrawn breaths at such plain speaking
  • 3not distinguished by any particular beauty; ordinary looking:a plain, round-faced woman
  • having no pretensions; not remarkable or special:a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him
  • 4 [attributive] sheer; simple (used for emphasis):the main problem is just plain exhaustion
  • 5(of a knitting stitch) made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from left to right. Compare with purl1.

ზმნისართი

Universal
  • 1 [as submodifier] used for emphasis:perhaps the youth was just plain stupid
  • 2clearly or unequivocally:I’m finished with you, I’ll tell you plain

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • a large area of flat land with few trees: the coastal plain

as plain as the nose on someone's face

informal very obvious: I knew what he was up to—it was as plain as the nose on his face

plain and simple

informal used to emphasize the statement preceding or following:she was a nuisance, plain and simple

plain as day

informal very clearly.

plainly

adverb
[as sentence adverb]:her mother was plainly anxious to leave

plainness

Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪnnɪs/

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